Weekly Prayer (10/19)

 Weekly Prayer (10/19)

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Editor’s Note:  Cindy Jacob: Prophet Anton Cruz Called for a Job’s 100 Days Fast and Pray

By : Prophet Anton Cruz   

Date : October 1, 2020 

Source : The Legend of May 15

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied.  “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.” The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. (Job 1:8-12) …Detailed Reading

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Editor’s Note: Nita Prayer – Lift Up Your head to Meet the King of Glory

By : Nita Johnson Prophet

Date : October 16, 2020

Source : Encounter U

I want to share something with you before praying.

God does not look at the surface. No matter what you hear, no matter what you think, no matter what you are thinking, I strongly advise you not to listen. God’s work is unfolding, and no one can overthrow the ultimate victory. …Detailed Reading

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Editor’s Note: [Ponder on Sukkot Part 2]: The Last Day of Sukkot  – The Biggest Day

By : David Peng   

Date : October 9, 2020 

Source : Kingdom Alive

Why is the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles so critical? What is the connection between Jews and Gentile Christians, let us take a closer look! …Detailed Reading

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Declaration Prayer: Proclamation for the Situation in the United States

Editor’s note: There are less than 20 days before the US general election on November 3. God has revealed to nations to stand with the United States. When America does God’s will, nations will rise up. The risen of the church to take up authority will be the key to revival. Therefore, we are here to call on intercessors from all countries to pray for  the American election at this time. (The following proclamation is based on the prayer guide of Nita and the Dutch Sheet team)

We declare in the name of Jesus :

• Declared for President Trump :
  • God will protect President Trump and his family and cabinet members. The blood of Jesus covers President Trump and resists any witchcraft and curses imposed on him.
  • The seven spirits of God are manifested in President Trump’s life, ( Isaiah 11:1-3 ) giving President Trump strength and wisdom.
  • God has given President Trump the power to restore the rule of law in the United States, and has given his cabinet the power to handle domestic and foreign affairs strategically and concentrically.

• God Reigns in the U.S. Election :
  • God has set up a throne of justice and righteousness in the White House! Jehovah God reigns in the general election in the United States, and will give victory to the anointed of God!
  • The supervision of voting, counting, and counting must be honest, and the results of the election must be fulfilled according to God’s will, and any fraudulent behavior that affects the results of the election must be eliminated.
  • Any attempt to overthrow or abolish the election results will fail, and there will be no riots or riots after the election, and there will be no long delays. The peace of God and the rule of law will come to America.
  • The Supreme Court justice nominated by President Trump must be confirmed in time.
  • American citizens must see the truth clearly, and support for President Trump will continue to increase.

• The Rise of the Church :
  • The stirring and revelation of the Holy Spirit come to the pastoral leaders, bringing conviction and repentance.
  • God will raise up more churches, stand in the gap, watch and pray.
  • The revival will come to the church, and the spirit of fearing God will come to each church, turning people’s hearts back to God, and eager to seek God and the kingdom of God.
  • Pastoral leaders bravely speak for God, break through the lie of the separation of church and state, and the tax law of non-profit organizations. They are not afraid of people or compromise. They release the message of the truth of the kingdom from the platform and help God’s children make choices that fit God’s heart.

• Restoring Law and Order :
  • God will help America, so that the heavens above, rain down my righteousness;  let the clouds shower it down.Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness flourish with it. I, the Lord, have created it ( Isaiah 45:8 ), justice and fair laws are re-established, and the order of American society is restored!
  • The rights of freedom of speech, freedom of worship, and freedom of assembly must be guaranteed.
  • The hearts of federal judges at all levels are in God’s hands like water in a ditch, allowing Jehovah God to turn around and judge the case according to God’s will. Any decree that does not conform to God’s will is promptly revoked, abolished, and eliminated.
  • The perpetrators are brought to justice and fall into the pits they dug.
• The rise of just media and social platforms :
  • The spirit of truth will enter the media and the press, and the voice of righteousness will come out, replacing all lies, distortions and deceptions.
  • God is raising up an army of media missions, making good use of new media to preach missions, and give a righteous voice to this generation.
  • God reigns over the media, and the voices of the air channels and media on the earth must be aligned with the holiness and justice of the Lord. The name of the Lord will be exalted, and the mouths of the media will cheer God!

Proclaim in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

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Pray for United States: Cindy Jacob: 40 DAYS OF PRAYING IN UNITY FOR THE NATION – Prayer Guide 10/19-10/25

Editor’s Note: This Prayer General Cindy Jacobs “Generals International ” ministry published a prayer guide for the 40 days before the election. It was written by various seasoned Christian leaders. It is very extensive and not only just for the election for the US, And pray for many issues in the United States. Therefore, we encourage all intercessors who have a burden for the revival of the United States to pray for the United States election every day before the November 3 election, and to spend some time praying for the United States according to this prayer guide. Let us stand together to turn the United States around and bring about an unprecedented revival!  

By: Cindy Jacob

Date :  9/24

40 Days Prayer Guideline: Please click here

• October 19: Overcoming Anxiety with His Peace
• October 20: Complete the Turnaround!
• October 21: New Era of Victory
• October 22: Maintaining Border Security
• October 23: Pray for Truth in Media
• October 24: The Fear of the Lord
• October 25:These Dry Bones Will Live!

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【Current events: South Asia and Southeast Asia have long been the land of the gospel, not only dominated by non-governmental Islam and Buddhism, some countries have also banned Christianity by legislation. In that place, there is a serious situation of exclusion, persecution and killing of Christians and churches. thank God! In the 21st century, the spiritual situation in South Asia and Southeast Asia is constantly undergoing gratifying changes. …Detailed Reading】

• Isaiah 24:14-15 They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they acclaim the Lord’s majesty.Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; exalt the name of the Lord, the God of Israel,  in the islands of the sea.. 
• Romans 5:3-5   Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;  perseverance, character; and character, hope.  And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
• Isaiah 9:2   The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.

【PRAYER】

• Southeast Asia Became the Place Where the Gospel will Break Out : Father God, we thank and praise You for the spiritual revival of Southeast Asian countries. Your word tells us: In the days to come, they raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they acclaim the Lord’s majesty. Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; exalt the name of the Lord, the God of Israel,  in the islands of the sea. ( Isaiah 24:14-15 ) Now your words are fulfilled in these island countries. The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Isaiah 9:2) According to Your will and at Your appointed time, the door of opportunity has been opened for this area, and the hearts of the people have changed. South Asia and Southeast Asia, which were once barren gospel places, are now the places where the gospel broke out! For your name, raise up more intercessors and more ministering workers to go to harvest.

• Prepare the Church for Revival : Heavenly Father, although the churches in South Asia and Southeast Asia are in difficulty and tremor. They will experience Your grace, wonderful provision and protection. You will pour out Your love in Your church through the Holy Spirit, so they will rejoice and mature in adversity ( Romans 5:3-5 ), full of hope, and prepare for the influx of more people into the church. Raise more 24/7 prayer ministries in various local countries, crying out to You for the final revival and the salvation of the soul, until Your will is fulfilled!

Pray in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

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Pray For First Nations

Pray for the First Nation People: The Relationship Between the First Nation People and the Land

【Current affairs: When we prayed for the First Nation People last week, Pastor Heather, a First Nation from Taiwan, shared her new assignment from God to set up Heavenly Tabernacle. She also shared the understanding and attitude of the First Nation people towards the land, and gave us a revelatory explanation of the land created by God to help the intercessors understand the beauty of God in creating for mankind to live and prosper with the land: …click to read more 】

• Genesis 2:7  “Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.“
• Psalm 37:11 But the meek will inherit the land  and enjoy peace and prosperity.
• Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek,  for they will inherit the earth.
• Ho 2:21-22 “In that day I will respond,”  declares the Lord—“I will respond to the skies,  and they will respond to the earth; and the earth will respond to the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,  and they will respond to Jezreel.

【PRAYER】

• Confession and Repentance for the Abuse of the Land:  Father God, You created the heavens and carefully prepared the land and made us with it. Because of Your breath, we become living beings with spirits. (Gen. 2:7) When people were sin, the land was cursed. ( Genesis 3:17; Ho 4:1-3 ) When healing comes, the land rejoices and revives. ( Joel 2:21 ) We are so closely related to the land! But our hearts are blinded and restricted by secular values instead of treating land as a place to live and nurture to treat it well and cherish it. On the contrary, we use it as a tool for making money and trade at will. Please forgive us for our ignorance and rebellion, so the land will fall into a vicious circle of sin and curse because of us. Please forgive us for our arbitrariness and abuse of the land. Save us, so we can wake up and repent, and receive the blessings from the land again!
• Enter the Life Cycle of Symbiosis and Co-Prosperity: Father God, the restoration and rejuvenation of all things has begun. Thank You for releasing Your knowledge of the land through the First Nation, so we can understand Your original intention of creating the land. You longed to set up Your tent on earth and live with us. You originally thought You were referring to a spiritual dwelling. Now we understand better that this earth will also become Your dwelling. It turns out that the heavens and the earth are united and all things are restored. All must be attributed to Thee! “In that day I will respond,”  declares the Lord—“I will respond to the skies,  and they will respond to the earth; and the earth will respond to the grain,  the new wine and the olive oil,  and they will respond to Jezreel! (Ho 2: 21-22) Seeking You to give more revelation to help Your children understand the laws that You operate on the land, awaken us that You have chosen to manage all things, renew our hearts and minds, and make all things beautiful in Your time. (Eccl. 3:11) Work with each other, everything on the earth is endless, enter the life cycle of coexistence, symbiosis and prosperity!
• The Destined Blessing Comes to the Eldest Son of the Land: Father God, we must bless the land of America, and at the same time bless the eldest son on this land! The blessing destined by Jehovah will come to the firstborn of this land, and through them, this land will be freed from everything again. The curse, witchcraft, sorcery and other dark powers. The First Nation must rise up and become the gatekeepers of the land. They must send out praises from the depths of their hearts, respond to the abyss, open the gates with singing, awaken souls with drums, heal the land with dance, and bring down all ethnic groups in the United States Healing and uniting, and receive the blessing ordained by the Lord! ( Psalm 133:3 )

Pray in the power of Jesus Christ, Amen.

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Pray For Church

Pray for Participating Churches and Pastors on Regional 24/7 Prayer Walls

【Editor’s Note: The 24/7 prayer walls listed here are especially for local churches and pastors. If you are committed to watch on the regional walls, simply click on the link listed below to connect to the local prayer wall. 】

• East Coast 24/7 Prayer Wall – Prayers for Local Churches & Leaders  
• Bread Of Life Christian Church in ShiLin
• NZ Awaken the Dawn

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Related Events and Prayer Background

Editor’s Note:  Cindy Jacob: Prophet Anton Cruz Called for a Job’s 100 Days Fast and Pray

By : Prophet Anton Cruz   

Date : October 1, 2020 

Source : The Legend of May 15

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied.  “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.” The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. (Job 1:8-12)

So Satan was authorized to attack Job. He called his servants to plunder Job’s ox, donkey, sheep, camel and other properties, and caused Job’s children to die in the violent wind, before reaching out to attack Job’s body. The flesh, children, and inheritance of Job’s soil have become a place of violent trampling by the enemy.

This is not just history, but an end-time prophecy hidden in the history of the covenant.

On October 1, 2020, Anton Cruz and his wife sensed the same thing, they felt that Job’s season had started. He called the global saints to fast and pray for one hundred days from October 1, 2020 to January 8, 2021 to keep their lives, mind, eyes, behavior, work holy, Serving holiness… Until January 8th, 2021, on the 24th of Tibée, 5781, the month when Esther enters the palace, God will examine the saints and call them such as Esther.

The following is an excerpt from his call to the churches to fast and pray like Job for 100 days:

The Next 100 Days is A Very Critical 

I believe that the next 100 days is a very critical moment, and great changes will happen! God will especially raise up a group of people to walk in with a clear vision, and He will draw more people to join. God lets me know what will happen in the next 20 or 30 years, not just in one generation, but two, three, or even four generations. God wants us to be people who can share the vision He gave us. I Believe that this is what God is doing among us now, turning missionaries into visionaries. October 1st is a new beginning. When we pray, God will personally come to change things. We must stand with God during these 100 days and know that the battle belongs to the Lord, not by our own might, but by Your power. Because God is with us.

This is the Time of Esther

As ” Esther 4:14 “ says, could you be called by God for such a time as this? Don’t you know that God has prepared us for a long time for this moment? This seems to be a very dark moment: with a lot of chaos and despair, the plague is raging around the world, the economy is facing great difficulties, and many family relationships are on the verge of destruction, it is almost like the third world war is about to happen. There are many conflicts between countries because of various interests, so they declare war on each other. So God said that He would raise up Esther and you and me at this very special moment. This is an era of Esther. This time the plague had a great impact: the first wave of the epidemic seemed to be slowly receding, but the second wave began to develop again, but we are not afraid, because God has a plan for us: He will clean the nations Himself, To make His people and His kingdom holy, this is a holy moment.

Very Dark Moment of Battle

The next five years will be a very dark era of warfare. Especially in the next 100 days, there will be many attacks, such as the three different attacks recorded in chapters 1 and 2 of Job. But at the same time, this time of war is also the time of God’s mercy and grace, and God’s people will be raised up. God wants to prepare those remnants to be completely sanctified, completely blameless, and God wants to raise them up like Abram, and tell Abram what He is about to do. All intercessors can experience this grace when they pray. God wants us to pray for China, Iran, South Korea, the United States, the Soviet Union, Russia, and Israel. These five countries plus Britain will be greatly affected. God wants to give new insights to many countries. He wants to help us to fast and pray beyond normal.

In Job 1, when Job was at home, someone told him that your inheritance was taken away. The enemy has attacked your finances, your business, and your job. Chapter 2 mentions that the enemy has attacked your family and your relationship with your family. even Job was told: “Your children are dead. “So there will be very fierce attacks on your business, your finances, your family and relationships, and even yourself.

Although there are attacks on the one hand, on the other hand  complete recovery is about to happen! As 1 Thessalonians 5:23 said, May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

You feel that you have encountered a big economic attack. In fact, God wants to use this opportunity to make your finances completely sanctified, replace your previous model with a new model. Your family will encounter attacks, but in the end a brand new family comes forth that love each other. You will see that your body, mind, and soul are completely released and set free. All you have to do is to focus on your relationship with God.

Bringing a Great Turnaround through Esther

The third point is that God wants to bring a great turnaround through Esther. The 100-day prayer is not just for prayer, but to be prepared to become Esther. God will give you strategies to equip you. God wants to give you new thinking, new expectations, and new ideas, no longer the old way, but to see the new opportunities and new visions God gives you. Jeremiah 33:3: “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” God wants to accomplish more than you wish  and think. You will see this accomplished with your own eyes.

In the next 100 days, we will Esther 9 happening among us, verse 1 and 2 The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them. No one could stand against them, because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them.  You will see with your own eyes that all their attacks will fail, and God will accomplish what He wants to do. So the devil’s plan is to attack us, our family, our finances and personally, but God wants his plan to fail completely, and to fulfill what He wants to do among us. What the enemy meant for evil, God will turn them all into new things He has planned to do, and give us new strategies.

Esther’s Strategy

Esther 15 describes God’s strategy for us.

1. The first step Esther took was to fast and establish a personal intimacy with God. So in these 100 days, the first thing we have to do is: “Lord, make me a holy vessel! Lord, make me a holy vessel!” Then you can come before Him and directly connect with Him because He is holy. There will be no barriers between us and God, and God’s blessing will come to us naturally . This will be our most enjoyable moment, the moment when we receive great honor and grace from God.
2. Her maid was with her. So we need to be with a strong team. You can gather once a week in your home. Or using the phone and other social media to pray with each other online once a day 
3. Each church forms a prayer team with 3-5 people, and forms a prayer network in region, and country. Therefore, no matter whether you are from another country or churches, big or small, everyone can establish an intimate relationship with God. This is what God has given me. In these 100 days, this is the only strategy God has shown me in these last days.

Calling to Participate in a 100-Days Fast and Prayer

I want to invite all people with clean hands and pure hearts to participate in these 100 days. To pray one hour every day specifically for this matter. I believe that your prayer life will be very different during these 100 days. You will find your prayer life and your entire being  completely turned over, and there will be glory of God on you. You will be healed of any Illnesses, no matter how long the chronic illnesses are, they will all have to leave your body, and you must be healed.

Raise up and say to God: “Lord! I am willing to participate in these 100 days and keep my heart holy! Let me be a holy instrument, let my heart be holy, let my mouth, my entire body be holy, Yes. My ministry, career and my finances, my church and my journey ahead is also holy.

In these 100 days, I will not touch anything that is not holy. Throw away all stinky and filthy things from my life. Keep my eyes from looking at unholy things. Nor will I have any ungodly soul ties with the unholy person. I must make up my mind to walk with God, become a holy vessel, and stand on holy principles. Help my mouth not to speak unholy words, unholy communication, and do not fall into unholy arguments. My life must be completely holy! Don’t let immoral corruption pollute my eyes, my mind and thoughts, my body, not get caught in mobile phones or various addictions, make me completely holy!

I am holy! My people must also be holy! My family must be holy! My church must be holy! My career must be holy! My finances must be holy! My relationships must be holy! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, amen!

Dear brothers and sisters, although Haman has a plan. There are many enemies, trying to attack us, maybe there are other tricks and plagues and viruses, and people with a lot of selfish, greedy, and various desires appear. There are even people who want to take advantage of the situation, to make a fortune during the loss of people and plague, or even collapse the entire economy, very greedy, selfish, and very corrupt. The love of money and power provoked war between nations. But in this we have to see with our own eyes God doing wonderful things! God will deal with these Haman Himself.

When we gather together in these 100 days, come to God and cry out to Him, God will personally help us deal with these Haman. So three months later, in 2021, we will see great growth. Lord, we want to see all the greedy and provocative countries whose weapons will be wiped out and without the ability to fight. We have to experience what Jonah said, the God who is full of compassion, love, and grace. God wants us to be together with one heart and one mind and watch God do this wonderful thing Himself!

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Editor’s Note: Nita Prayer – Lift Up Your head to Meet the King of Glory

By : Nita Johnson Prophet

Date : October 16, 2020

Source : Encounter U

I want to share something with you before praying.

God does not look at the surface. No matter what you hear, no matter what you think, no matter what you are thinking, I strongly advise you not to listen. God’s work is unfolding, and no one can overthrow the ultimate victory.

Your prayers are very precious. Every time you kneel down and pray for God’s will: May God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. You will add strength to God’s actions and what God does, and you will be happy to see the final result. I don’t want to talk for too long, because we have a lot of prayers to do tonight. But for those who need to translate the scriptures, all the scriptures are translated, but the first group of scriptures (the scriptures Nita prays next) will not be translated, so I hope you can understand what I mean. And pray in the spirit, or pray, what God wants you to pray when I pray.

Father, You are always marvelous. Before we reach heaven, we can never understand the hope of glory You give us. We can never understand the majesty You have given us. We can never understand the meaning of truth. But from now until we return to heaven, we are learning, we are knowing You, we are learning Your kingdom, and we are understanding what You want on earth. Thank You for everything You have done in Africa. You told us what is about to happen. What happened in Nigeria revival will happen across the African continent, and this is just the beginning. You say You will do it. I pray that You do not only for the United States and Israel, but also for Africa. Please lay down the burden on these people (intercessors on the line), which is what You will do. Thank You heavenly Father.

In addition, when we look at America, we have seen the great things You have accomplished in the past 20 years. It’s amazing, great and amazing. Although we have seen it with our own eyes, it is still beyond our comprehension. You have proven time and time again that it is Your heart to save America, and America is destined to be free, because You said it will.

Thank You, glorious Father, thank You, heavenly Father. Thank You, the righteous Son of God, thank You for Your life-giving spirit bred in this country to show Your will. For this, we thank You, Father.

It is written in the scriptures: The kings of the world rise together, and the ministers and princes discuss together. At the beginning of the psalm 2: Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, “Let us break their chains  and throw off their shackles.” The One enthroned in heaven laughs;  the Lord scoffs at them. He rebukes them in his anger  and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, “I have installed my king  on Zion, my holy mountain.”

Lord, today You are going to announce this sentence. They are the kings of the earth, the kings of politics, and the kings of money. These kings want to break the ropes of justice, but Your king is being established in this country. You sit in heaven and laugh, because You know the greatness of Your name, and they can never resist or overthrow it. Rather, You will resist them, You will overthrow them, and they will know that there is no other god but You. May the Lord give them wisdom to keep them away from evil and to be saved in Your name before it is too late.

What a mighty God we serve, You are so great, You are so wonderful, everything you do, everything You are. As Psalm 24:7-10 Lift up your heads, you gates  be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory?  The Lord strong and mighty,  the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is he, this King of glory?   The Lord Almighty  he is the King of glory!

We know that You give to the king of this country, our president, in his heart to call on Your glorious king to enter the door of America, and receive Your blessings and power, so that Your powerful and powerful name can be manifested and Your Glory is seen.

Tonight, we cry out to You until we see Your glory, as Your word says, Your glory will sweep the country.

You said: When it comes to I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies(Genesis 22:17)

Lord, You not only said this to Israel and Abraham, but also to the United States. We hope to have the gate of the enemy. This is not only a right, but it is done in Your name. Lord, we thank You, this thing is beginning, it is happening now. This is what You said, to bring freedom to America. We will have the gate of the enemy, and we can bring Christ to this country.

Isaiah 57:14-15 And it will be said: “Build up, build up, prepare the road!  Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people. For this is what the high and exalted One says—   he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place,  but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly  and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Lord, this kind of thing is happening in this country now. You hear the heartbreaking cry of the people, calling for Your holiness, justice, and Your glory. You are already building roads for answering prayers and restoring American justice.

Isaiah 59:18-20: According to what they have done,  so will he repay wrath to his enemies  and retribution to his foes;  he will repay the islands their due. From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord,  and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood  that the breath of the Lord drives along.“The Redeemer will come to Zion,  to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,” declares the Lord.

God, let it happen. Let the enemy’s weapons be useless, and let them fall into the snare of their own. You tell me that this will be a very good opportunity. This is our hope to regain our lost destiny. You will also touch this country through America, and even help heal Israel.

Glory Father, you are the most holy one we look up to. When I look up to You, our faces shine with glory. Lord, we know that when You defeat your enemy, no one can strike You with your hands except you lay down your body for yourself. Those who are willing to turn to You, You heal them; those who are not willing to turn to You, because of Your justice and holiness, You have no choice (to judge them).

Lord, we thank You for protecting Trump and his family, his government and his friends. In this country, let the people see the King of Glory.

To those who refuse to repent, Lord You will do mighty things, lead them in ways that they don’t know, and show them Your way to make them worship the King of glory.

In Your precious holy name, amen.

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Editor’s Note: [Ponder on Sukkot Part 2]: The Last Day of Sukkot  – The Biggest Day

By : David Peng   

Date : October 9, 2020 

Source : Kingdom Alive

Why is the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles so critical? What is the connection between Jews and Gentile Christians, let us take a closer look!

“Water Libation Ceremony”

In the era of the Second Temple in the time of Jesus, the “Water Libation Ceremony” was a very important ceremony. Jesus was a Jew. He also observed the Feast of Tabernacles. He also understood the significance of these festivals to the Jews. Therefore, when we explore the significance of these festivals at the time, it will greatly help us understand why Jesus went to the temple on that day and the words He declared!

Above left: 500,000 people gathered in the temple to participate eagerly. Above right: The high priest pours water before the Lord on the Feast of Tabernacles

Is the “Water Libation Ceremony” biblical?

1. Cleansing and restoration

The ark remained at Kiriath Jearim a long time. Twenty years in all later, then all the people of Israel turned back to the Lord. Then Samuel said, “Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will intercede with the Lord for you.” When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.” 1Sa 7:2,5-6)

When the ark of the covenant was carried out to fight by priest Eli’s wicked sons and the Israelites were defeated and the ark of God was captured. But the Philistines suffered so much. Not only did Dagon was broken before the ark, wherever the ark traveled, devastation came on them and afflicted them with tumors. After seven months, they couldn’t stand it anymore, so they had to hand back the ark of the covenant. After the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners to find out how to send it back. They were told to send it back along with gifts of gold tumors and gold rats, according to the number of the Philistine rulers, in order not to be cursed. “

But God struck down some of the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, putting seventy of them to death because they looked into the ark of the Lord, which shows how casual the Israelites were to God. Finally, the people of Beth Shemesh welcomed the Ark; they were greatly blessed! (For details, please see 1 Samuel Chapter 2-6 ) 

As long as the Ark was outside the tabernacle, Samuel’s heart was still longing for the Ark to be returned to Israel, so he reminded the Israelis that it was time to confess their sins and repent. Therefore, Samuel used water to pour water before the Lord to represent the repentance of the Israelites, and it also represents the cleansing of the filth of the Israelites! Although we don’t draw and pour water in our worship services, except for baptism, butThis is indeed biblical!  

2. The fountain of salvation

In that day you will say:“I will praise you, Lord.  Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. ( Isaiah 12:1, 3)

Every year the high priest came out of the temple, walked to Siloam Pool on the west of the city of David to draw water, with a golden container, and then walked back and entered the Temple Mount through the water gate. Under the witness of the people and the sound of the trumpet, water was poured on the altar;  we see that drawing water is a very important symbolic action to receive forgiveness and welcome salvation. Pouring water not only represents cleanliness, but also The representative that sins have been pardoned. So when we drew water, it was the kind of joy of relief!

3. Living Water Flows from the Temple

On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem. The Lord will be king over the whole earth. It will be inhabited; never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure (Zech 14:8-11)

Pouring water not only represents personal cleansing and salvation, but also represents blessing and grace. Here we also see the scene of living water flowing from the temple. Seeing that water is flowing, we also seem to see that Jerusalem will become the home of all nations and peoples in the future. Blessing ( Ezek. 47:1-12 ), and at the same time affirming the peace and prosperity of Jerusalem! (Sa 14:11) Therefore, the Water Libation Ceremony is not only valued by the Israelis, but also closely related to us Gentiles.

4. Lord, save me!

Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success! (Psalm 118:25)

Psalm 113-118 the so-called “Egyptian Psalms” can very likely be the hymn that Jesus sang with His disciples as they went to the Garden of Gethsemane after the Last Supper ( Matthew 26:30 ). How can we be sure? Because these are the psalms that the Israelites must sing during important festivals, including Passover, Pentecost, Sukkot, Temple Dedication, New Moons, etc., before meal (Before passing the second cup), they sang Psalm 113-114, and after the meal (after the fourth cup was filled) they sang Psalm 115-118: so, when Jesus raised the cup to remind the disciples, he was going to use His blood as covenant, and Jesus told his disciples, “I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.” (Matthew 26:29), it reminds us of Psalm 116:13 “I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LordI of the Lord.”

Therefore, the congregation waiting in the temple, they will continue to sing these psalms. When the congregation finally saw the high priest bringing water from Siloam Pool, they could not help but eagerly and repeatedly declared “Save me, save me, save me!” as recorded in Psalm 118:25!

I am also excited to tell you something I never knew before. I believe this is a good starting point for evangelizing the Jews. In the Jewish ( Mishnah: repeat ” or” research “, the rabbi’s mouth), recorded God told Abraham, if your children were not redeemed during the Feast of Trumpets, then I’ll give it to them in the Day of Atonement. If they still don’t get it, I will give it to them on the biggest day of the Feast of Tabernacles, Hoshanah Rabbah . ( Note 1 )

Every day during the Feast of Tabernacles, the high priest would pour water before the Lord and ask the Lord to forgive him. However, on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is their last chance for salvation this year, the high priest will circle the altar seven times, and everyone is silent as when Joshua led the people around Jericho in the past; when The high priest raised up the cup of water, the trumpet sounded, and everyone concentrated on praying and supplication, waiting patiently for the priest to pour the water and blessings, so that they could seize this opportunity to receive salvation from the Lord!

Note 1 : Reference source:

www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/757453/jewish/Hoshana-Rabbah.htm

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Pray For Israel: Second Lockdown Eased, Thank and Praise God for His Mercy

】(Compiled from “The Times of Israel” on October 18)

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Pray for the First Nation People: The Relationship Between the First Nation People and the Land

【Current affairs: When we prayed for the First Nation People last week, Pastor Heather, a First Nation from Taiwan, shared her new assignment from God to set up Heavenly Tabernacle. She also shared the understanding and attitude of the First Nation people towards the land, and gave us a revelatory explanation of the land created by God to help the intercessors understand the beauty of God in creating for mankind to live and prosper with the land:

The Relationship Between Man and Land

Genesis 2:7 “Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.“

It is very clear here that people are made from dirt! Imagine how happy the land is when God grabs a handful of clay to make people because people are made from the land. Just like a mother gives birth to a baby, she is very happy to see the baby because the baby carry the mother’s DNA, and there is something between them There is a deep relationship between sorrow and joy. This is the relationship between land and people.

The Bible clearly states that after Adam and Eve sinned, the land was cursed for human sins, and people could only eat the produce from the land through hard work. Genesis 4 said more clearly, when Cain killed his brother Abel, Abel’s blood flowed into the ground, and the blood cried out in the ground. The ground was also wounded and began to grow thorns and weeds. People began to live a wandering life. Knowing that every time a person’s blood flows to the land, when people clash with each other, the land is wounded and suffers. The deeper the wound the land suffered, the less the land could serve man.

The land has been suffering from this kind of wounds throughout the ages, but people are ignorant and have no idea. So when there is drought, famine, and flood in the land, people think only about their own sufferings, but they don’t realize that the land also suffers the same way, and the suffering of the land is even deeper than that of people, and people and land are closely related.

God Wants People to Treat the Land Well

All things live on the land, and the land is the mother of all things. Human beings live on the earth. Therefore, God requires people to treat the land especially well.

Leviticus 25: 1-22 mentioned that the land was cultivated for six years, rest on the seventh year. not to sow the field or prune the vineyard. During the Sabbath year the field and vine are for the animals to consume. The Jubilee was declared in the fiftieth year after the forty-nine years of the seven sabbath years, in the Jubilee year you do not sow and do not reap what grows of itself or harvest the untended vines. Not only that, but also the release of slaves and return of the land. People need freedom, and land needs rest. God has equal respect for land and people. After a rest, people set off again, and the land will have a more effective grain harvest. ( Psalm 65:13 )

Land not only produces, this mother land is also full of emotions, can feel joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. Psalm 37:11 mentions that the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity. Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 also mentioned that “blessed are the meek, because they will inherit the earth.” Why do meek and gentle people inherit the earth? Because the land expects people to treat her kindly, and when people treat the land tenderly, the land will give back to people in abundance. God wants to give a lot of land to gentle people to manage, so that the land can fully give out her gifts.

The sad thing is that people don’t understand God’s laws, because people don’t really know the land and don’t treat the land carefully. Instead, they use the land as a tool for buying and selling to make money. Not only can land be sold and bought by others, it can also be ravaged and abandoned.

Maybe you think what I said is extreme, but I will give you an example to explain: There is a person who owns a piece of land, and he digs out the soil underneath. Because it is good soil, he sold the soil for a good price; After he dug a big hole, he used it to bury waste and even toxic chemicals in the land. He was paid for that; he planted some easy to grow flowers and plants on the ground. A few years later, the land looked beautiful and peaceful. He sold the land, he profited 3 times from this land.

Why would he do that? Because that person never perceives land has feelings and only uses the land as a tool for making money. If Abel’s blood makes the land mourn, then the high-rise buildings that later built on this poisonous soil and many people that live there. Will they recognize that the land is mourning ? Will the people living there be in sadness?

The relationship between First Nation People and the Land

[First Nation People], as the name suggests, are the residents who first lived on that piece of land. They are called the [eldest son] of the land.

They regard land as mothers, and they have never thought of buying and selling the land.

But when the powerful people came to the land, they called land transaction civilization, and the land became a tool of interest. The First Nation People’s culture of respecting nature was despised by foreign ethnic groups, and was called an uncivilized ethnic group by the secular society; the eldest son who stewarded the land. The spiritual authority was lost, and the younger siblings scrambled for the first place. No wonder people are fighting against the people, the country is fighting against the country, people are constantly fighting for the land, people are hurt, and the land is hurt.

It’s time to deal with this. The First Nation People should get up and stand in the right position so that the younger brothers and sisters can also return. After the position and authority given to the First Nation returned by God, I believe many things will change.

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